"Emperor Qin... What kind of person is he really..."
Muttering to himself, An Lang gazed at the sky. He didn't seem as angry as the other geniuses of the Abyss Gate, but rather deep in thought.
He sensed a certain temperament from Emperor Qin, a confidence in controlling everything.
It seemed as if there was no one in the world who could stop Emperor Qin's footsteps.
The humiliation today only gave him greater motivation. He wanted to surpass Emperor Qin!
He wanted Emperor Qin to take back his words!
"Ding! Triggering side quest—Conquer the Genius! Quest details: An Lang, the sixth-ranked sorcerer and the top genius of the Abyss Gate, vows to surpass the host. If the host can subdue him, they will receive a chance to summon a divine creature, a chance to enter a divine creature's dungeon. If the host kills him, they will receive a random reward!"
While flying on the cloud, Emperor Qin suddenly heard the system prompt, leaving him speechless. The system was forcing him to subdue An Lang!
The rewards for subduing and killing were completely different levels.
"System, why are you so keen on me subduing that guy named An Lang?" Emperor Qin curiously asked.
"Because this person's natural luck is far stronger than ordinary people. Subduing him will increase the host's luck," the system's response made Emperor Qin suddenly realize. Wasn't this saying that An Lang was like a protagonist?
Having better luck than others, he was winning at the starting line!
Too bad my protagonist's luck is even stronger than yours!
Emperor Qin quickly put this thought aside. It was impossible for him to subdue An Lang for now, so he wanted to first rescue Xiao Zhulong.
"Another fifty miles ahead is the canyon where our Abyss Gate is located."
The steward with a hooked nose pointed ahead, trembling with fear, afraid that Emperor Qin would take revenge.
Elder Yi asked in a strange tone, "What exactly is the Abyss Gate? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"The Abyss Gate of the nine sorcerers of the sorcerer world. You haven't heard of it, old man? Are you from a poor and remote village?" The steward with a hooked nose glared at Elder Yi, making Emperor Qin laugh.
"Do you know who I am? I used to be called..." Elder Yi shouted in anger, but stopped before finishing his sentence.
Called?
Ruled?
Emperor Qin couldn't help but be curious. Elder Yi was stronger than Lei Zhenzi and Yuan Hong, and he also knew about the ancient wheel. If he didn't know about the Abyss Gate, could it be that he also came from the ancient times?
If that was true, then Elder Yi's previous words might be true. This old guy had really been imprisoned for too long.
As an emperor, he couldn't rely solely on the mythological system. This world itself had many strong individuals worth befriending, such as Elder Yi.
But he didn't directly ask about Elder Yi's origins. Even if he did, Elder Yi probably wouldn't say. Everything had to come slowly.
"In my prime, I roamed this land when your ancestors weren't even born!" Elder Yi snorted while holding a stone sword, which was quite amusing.
Blow it, blow it!
The steward with a hooked nose sneered in his heart. He couldn't be bothered with Elder Yi anymore and became uneasy, not knowing what his fate would be.
Fifty miles was not a long distance for Lei Zhenzi. Soon, they saw the canyon where the Abyss Gate was located.
The blood-red sky was covered by thunderclouds, and the intertwining canyons were deep and unfathomable. It was hard to imagine that a sorcerer giant was hidden inside.
"Your Majesty, I sense a strong magic aura in the canyon ahead, so much that it's hard to estimate. It seems that this is indeed the Abyss Gate," Yuan Hong said to Emperor Qin.
Emperor Qin nodded, then looked at the steward with a hooked nose. This guy had dared to use magic to stop him from breaking the golden barrier. Unforgivable!
The geniuses like An Lang didn't have direct enmity with him, so he could let them go, but not this guy!
With that thought, Emperor Qin spewed out the Samadhi True Fire, directly enveloping the steward with a hooked nose. He couldn't even react before being turned to ashes.
"Beep! Killing a celestial realm cultivator, gaining 1,200,000 experience points!"
Emperor Qin raised an eyebrow. He was only one step away from the five million experience points needed for the next level. With the breakthrough from the extreme flame and dark water refining, his talent had soared, and he could gain thousands of experience points in a day through cultivation.
The four of them flew into the canyon, where the branches were entwined, but Lei Zhenzi blasted them open. He and Yuan Hong didn't hide their auras, causing the entire canyon to tremble.
A strong and oppressive aura came from the front, making Emperor Qin breathe rapidly. Fortunately, Yuan Hong helped to dispel these pressures in time.
"It's a bit troublesome. Lei Zhenzi and Yuan Hong have never seen Xiao Zhulong," Emperor Qin thought, and although his divine sense could extend up to ten miles, there were formations and barriers everywhere in the canyon, limiting his divine sense.
Fortunately, the canyon wasn't so large that Emperor Qin felt hopeless.
"Who dares to trespass into my Abyss Gate!"
A thunderous roar, like that of a god, resounded, shaking the heavens and the earth, causing the mountains on both sides to tremble constantly, making Emperor Qin's ears buzz.
Countless sorcerers attacked from the front, resembling fierce ghosts in the dark canyon, eerie and terrifying.
Lei Zhenzi clapped his hands forward continuously, sending out bolts of thunder carrying a destructive aura. Explosions rang out one after another, shattering the mountain walls, causing rubble to fly and dust to fill the air, making it impossible for Emperor Qin to discern the scene ahead. However, his divine sense could sense countless strong auras, none weaker than his own.
Indeed, it was the Abyss Gate. Even the virtual realm sorcerers were numerous.
The helm of the Abyssal Gate is not just in one place, and this is the headquarters, so the lower-level warlocks naturally cannot come here.
"The current magic path is so weak."
Old Yi clicked his tongue behind Qin Jun, making Qin Jun's mouth twitch involuntarily. Can't you stop showing off?
Yuan Hong, carrying a wrought iron staff, did not act, but instead guarded Qin Jun on both sides.
With Lei Zhenzi as the vanguard, it is enough. Unless it is an elder or the master of the Abyssal Gate, Lei Zhenzi can handle it.
While flying forward on a cloud, Lei Zhenzi also attacked the warlocks coming from the front.
Soon, a strong celestial realm expert rushed forward with a sword, cutting through the rolling smoke and dust at lightning speed, intending to kill Lei Zhenzi with one sword.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Hong swung his staff, directly smashing the expert's head above Lei Zhenzi, killing him instantly, not even giving his soul a chance to escape.
Even if a strong celestial realm expert can project their soul, they must escape before their body is destroyed, unless they have extraordinary techniques or abilities.
"It's all experience points!"
Qin Jun thought painfully, but he did not foolishly ask Yuan Hong and Lei Zhenzi to spare the enemy. In battle, mercy would only cost him his life.
"Get out of here!"
Lei Zhenzi suddenly roared, and the roaring sound waves formed a storm, causing the mountains on both sides to shatter. The unimaginable impact overturned the flying warlocks, creating a spectacular scene that made Qin Jun, who was covering his ears, feel exhilarated. [End of this chapter]